Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Inside Rio's violent favelas - BBC News
... The police will launch operations here without warning. They will come with the Caveirao, an armoured vehicle they call the "pacifier".
Kids here don't fear the bogeyman, they fear the Caveirao. Police shoot at you without asking who you are.
We have heard about the measures promised by the government, including building better roads.
We think this is to give police easier access to the favela. Roads are too narrow for the Caveirao.
So, every improvement for us is also an improvement for them. ...
... The police will launch operations here without warning. They will come with the Caveirao, an armoured vehicle they call the "pacifier".
Kids here don't fear the bogeyman, they fear the Caveirao. Police shoot at you without asking who you are.
We have heard about the measures promised by the government, including building better roads.
We think this is to give police easier access to the favela. Roads are too narrow for the Caveirao.
So, every improvement for us is also an improvement for them. ...
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